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Old March 15th, 2005, 10:38 PM
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Default Re: Fuel and Range

I got to thinking about this and I think that more fuel usage for more speed makes sense. In Star Trek ships had a maximum speed and a cruising speed. They couldn't maintain maximum warp for too long because it would deplete their dilithium crystals but they could go slower and have more range. So the way the mod has things set up seems to be true to Trek. The problem comes from the game's mechanics, ships are always moving at their maximum speed and burning supplies faster than they can generate them. Maybe adding supply generation to the warp cores (which is what powers almost everything on a Trek ship) would be a possible solution. Also, before changing anything the question should be asked, do we want ships with unlimited range?
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